Big 5: Where To Now for the Automatic Qualifiers?

Italy became the second country from the Big 5 to win the Eurovision Song Contest since the introduction of the rule in 2000. They join Germany, who won in 2010 thanks to Lena and her song Satellite. So where to now for the Big 5, and which country might be the next to win the…

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Think About Things – Big 5 + Host Rehearsals

The Big 5 and host nation, The Netherlands, have all hit the stage for their first rehearsals, and a few of those nations have really shaken the odds. In this chat conversation I had with Dennis van Eersel from ESCDaily, we spoke about whether we will see a Big 5 nation take the trophy home…

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Think About Things – Semi-Final 2 Rehearsals

All 17 countries from the second semi-final have now performed on the Eurovision stage in their first rehearsals. Some of the big favourites of the competition featured in the second semi-final, so have we seen the winner yet? In this chat conversation I had with Dennis van Eersel from ESCDaily, we spoke about the highlights…

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Think About Things – Highlights of the 2021 National Final Season

We’ve taken inspiration from Daði & Gagnamagnið to create our newest series, ‘Think About Things’ where I’ll be joined by guest Editor, Dennis from ESCDaily to discuss all things Eurovision. In today’s discussion, Dennis and I talked about our highlights from the 2021 Eurovision National Final season! A: It has been an unprecedented year, with…

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‘At the end of the day, one thing I’ll always have is my voice’ – Johnny Manuel Interview

(This post is in collaboration with Joshua Mayne and ESCDaily) Eurovision fans may recognise Johnny Manuel as a member of the group Equinox, who represented Bulgaria in 2018 with their entry ‘Bones’. Since then, he has moved to Australia and is now competing on The Voice Australia. Joshua Mayne had a chat with Johnny to discuss…

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Preview: Dotter enters the Melodifestivalen as the Hot Favourite

(This post is in collaboration with ESCDaily) According to the editors of  Eurovision Union, ESCDaily and the bookmakers, the final of Melodifestivalen 2020 will be won by Dotter and her song ‘Bulletproof’. The bookmakers even scale her winning chances as high as 46 percent. Check out the performance of the predicted winner in Sweden below:…

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Catharina Zühlke: ‘My goal this year is to be brave and sing from my heart!’

With less than a week to go until Finland decides on their next Eurovision act, we talked to one of the participants, and returning UMK artist Catharina Zühlke. She will be performing the song ‘Eternity’ on the UMK stage, three years after finishing runner-up in the same competition. Here’s what she had to say! It…

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Preview: Electronic Rock or Elegant Folk Music for Ukraine?

(This post is in collaboration with ESCDaily) With YouTube superstar Jerry Heil and electronic band Tvorchi, the Ukranian national final Vidbir has two big names in its line-up. Both of them, however, might be surprised by Krut and her elegant folk song “99”. Who will represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam? Tvorchi – “Bonfire”…

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Preview: Armenia aim to break non-qualification streak

This post is in collaboration with Joshua Mayne and ESCDaily  Armenia are returning to their national final selection process (Depi Evratesil), after internally-selected Srbuk finished 16th in her semi final last year. Since their first participation in 2006, Armenia has only failed to qualify three times, with two of those coming in the last two…

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Mitch Tambo: ‘I really do believe in my message and what I stand for’

Mitch Tambo recently rose to fame after his stint on Australia’s Got Talent, where he reached the final after a number of amazing performances. Now, he aims to represent his Gamilaraay culture at Eurovision, being one of the ten performers competing at Eurovision: Australia Decides with his uniting song, Together. We had a chat to…

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